Drawer partitioning



June 1, 1937. A. VANDERVELVD DRAWER PARTITIONING Filed Dec. 2, 1935Patented June 1, 1937 UNITED STATES 2,082,667 DRAWER PARTITIONINGAnthony Vanderveld, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor to Grand Rapids StoreEquipment Company, Grand Michigan Rapids, Mich, a corporation ofApplication December 2, 1935, Serial No. 52,505

1 Claim.

This invention relates to drawer partitioning and is primarily concernedwith a very novel and simple method by means of which a drawer forholding merchandise may be readily divided by 5 means of partitions intospaces in which articles of merchandise may be held, and by reason ofthe adjustable qualities of the structure devised the spaces may be ofany desired dimensions.

Articles of merchandise held in the drawer,

10 such as hose, neckties, scarfs or the like, must be kept fromcatching on sharp edges, corners or projections, and one valuablefeature of the present invention is directed toward making the partitionholding members in such a manner that no injury to the merchandise cantake place.

My invention insures against injury in a very simple and practicalmanner.

A construction embodying my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawing, in which, 20 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drawer dividedby partitions into several merchandise holding spaces through use of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrative of the manner inwhich the ends of partitions which come against the vertical sides andback of the drawer are held in place, and showing the metal fixture usedat such places.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a metal fixture used intermediate thelength of one partition to locate and hold the ends of the otherpartitions extending at right angles thereto.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a third form of fixture used where asingle partition is to extend at right angles to another partition.

35 Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through Fig. l substantially on theplane of line 5-5.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical section showing the manner of holdingthe front end of a longitudinal partition at the front of a display 40drawer, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the metal fixture member that is usedfor such purpose.

Like reference numbers refer to like parts in the diiferent figures ofthe drawing.

The drawer is of a usual type such as used in store fixtures havingparallel vertical sides I, a vertical back 2 and a front 3, which may beof a display character, that is, having an opening therethrough in whichglass is mounted. The 50 bottom 4 is a thin member of wood seated at itsedges in grooves or mortices cut at the inner sides and near the loweredges of the sides, back and front of the drawer.

In Fig. 1 there are illustrated several parti- 55 tions dividing thespace of the drawer into smaller spaces. For example, there is atransverse partition 5 disposed between the ends of the drawer, alongitudinal partition 6 between the partition 5 and the rear end 2 ofthe drawer, a second longitudinal partition 1 the partition 6 extendingfrom the transverse partition 5 to the front of the drawer, and atransverse partition 8 located in front of the partition 5 and spacedtherefrom and extending between the longitudinal partition I and a sideof the drawer.

Where the ends of the partitions, such as those indicated at 5, 6 and 8,come against the inner sides of the sides I and back 2 of the drawer, ametal positioning and holding member is used as shown in Fig. 2. Itcomprises a fiat vertical plate 9 of thin metal at the lower edge ofwhich a horiontal lip I0 is turned at right angles so that the same maybe forced into the groove of a side I or the back 2 in which theadjacent edge of the bottom 4 is seated and be between the upper side ofsaid groove and the upper side of the bottom 4, whereupon the verticalbody 9 of the metal is positioned flat against the adjacent side I orrear end 2 of the drawer. Holding and guiding embossings H are stampedfrom the member 9 in pairs, the pairs being located vertically one overthe other as shown, and the embossings of each pair being spaced fromeach other a distance equal to the thickness of the partition used. Itwill be noted that these embossings ll are of a smooth rounded form andthat the edges of the metal come against the partitions so that no sharpedge or angular projection or corner appears. This insures againstmerchandise located in the drawer being injured. The embossings ll serveto hold the ends of the partitions with said ends guided between them.

For the locating of two partitions in alinement, such as the partitions6 and 1, at opposite sides of another partition, such as the transversepartition 5, a metal supporting fixture like that shown in Fig. 3 isused. This structure is a duplication of the previously describedholding member. Two vertical plates 9a, each with two pairs ofembossings ll projecting therefrom, are provided and are integrallyconnected at their lower edges by the part 12, in width equal to thethickness of the partitions used, whereby the fixture may be placed onthe partition 5 and thus provide a holding and guiding means for theends of the alined partitions 6 and 1, one at each side of the partition5. Where a single partition, such as a partition 8, is to lie betweenone side of the drawer and an intermediate partition, such as inalinement with a partition I, the fixture shown in Fig. 4 is used. Thevertical member 9b is the same in structure as the members 9 and 9apreviously described and has the two pairs of embossings ll strucktherefrom. At its lower end it is bent horizontally at l3 a distanceequal to the thickness of the partition used, and is then continuedupwardly in a terminal lip M which is substantially parallel to the part917 though inclined slightly inward toward the same so that a slightgrip' or clamp of the metal member upon the partition is provided whenit is attached as'shown in Fig. 1.

With display drawers such as illustrated, a longitudinal partition, suchas 1, at its front end is narrowed downwardly and the height of thepartition at its front end is greatly decreased. To hold the front endof such partition a metal clip is used having a horizontal flange l5 andtwo upturned lips I6 bent at an angle to the plane of flange I5. Thelips I6 are spaced apart from each other a distance to provide a slot I!of a width equal substantially to the thickness of the partition 1. Theflange l5 of the clip is inserted in the groove in the front 3 whichreceives the bottom 4 and the narrow front end of the partition 1 seatsin the notch or space [1 as shown. It is, of course, to be understoodthat a strip of wood with a suitable recess therein may be used as asubstitute and full equivalent of the metal clip shown in Fig. 7.

With the construction described and by using partitions of properlydesigned lengths the interior space of the drawer may be divided intosmaller spaces of desired dimensions. The various metal members,fixtures or clips used can be adjusted to any desired positions. Theinvention, while of a simple character, is very practical and useful.Various modifications in detail of structure may be resorted to withoutdeparture from the invention which is to be considered comprehensive ofall structures coming within the scope of the claim hereto appended.

I claim:

An article of manufacture of the class described comprising, a flatplate of metal, said platehaving integrally formed embossments ofsegmental spherical shape extending therefrom, these embossments havingjuxtaposedterminal edges facing each other in spaced parallelism for thepurpose described.

ANTHONY VAN DERVELD.

